FPC filed a May 27 reply brief asking the Fifth Circuit to overturn the federal ban on interstate handgun sales; the appeal could reshape how dealers handle pistol transfers across state lines.

Kenner police say a regional ICAC lab operation produced 12 arrests and 35 charges against suspected online predators. The sweep involved multiple parish and state partners.

LaDOTD and state police have pre-staged crews, cones and signs across interstates ahead of hurricane season; contraflow needs long lead time and expensive upgrades.

Muggy Friday with highs near 86°F and an afternoon chance of storms. River levels remain elevated in some outlying areas.

Kendrick White Sr. pleaded guilty in federal court after prosecutors say he sexually abused a 15‑year‑old aboard a cruise ship that sailed from New Orleans in November 2023. He faces up to 15 years and other penalties.

A state appeals court reversed a judge and remanded the case of Roy Dawson Jr., allowing prosecutors to try an alleged parole violation tied to ankle‑monitor data.

A Tulane‑led paper in Nature Sustainability warns the Gulf could one day surround New Orleans and urges long‑term, equity‑centered planning for managed relocation.

A state bill that would let big users build private power grids and sell excess electricity has stalled as utilities, regulators and lawmakers spar over amendments. The clock is ticking on the legislative session.

Seven people were wounded in a Sunday-night shooting outside a Thibodaux nightclub; police say injuries are non-life-threatening and the case remains under active investigation.

Tulane is mourning incoming lineman Deontavis Cooper, 17, who was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Tallahassee; two other occupants were critically injured. The university called him a valued member of the Green Wave community.

At St. Jerome in Kenner, Father Luis Duarte is trying to steady a largely Hispanic parish after immigration sweeps thinned pews and pushed worship online.

A fatal crash closed eastbound I‑10 near the Mississippi state line on Friday, snarling Memorial Day travel. Crews later reopened the left lane but backups reached Slidell.

Governor Jeff Landry signed a retroactive law — known as Trey’s Law — that voids NDAs in civil settlements involving child sexual abuse, freeing survivors to speak.